Headlight



W. D. JOYCE HEADLIGHT Filed March 25. 1924 Mar. 3. 1925.

gvvuewto'o raw Q 50 of illustration is shown the preferred em- Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

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- WILLIAM D. JOYCE, OF ANTONITO, COLORADO.

HEADLIGHT. 4

Application filed Earth 25, 1924. Serial No. 701,773.

To all whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. JOYCE, citizen, of the United States, residing at Antonito, in the county of Conejos and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Headlights, which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto new and useful improvements in headlights and has for its principal object to provide a simple and e'flicient device wherein the rays of light will be directed outwardly from the headlight in rected onto the road, thus preventing an approaching driver from being blinded by the glare from the headlight. 1

Another important object is to prov1de a headlight of the above mentioned character, wherein an elongated shade is provlded 011 the front of the headlight for causing the rays of light to be directed downwardly onto the road and to prevent the light'rays from being directed upwardly so as to interfere with the driving of approaching vehicles.

A still further object of the invent-ion is to provide a headlight of the. above mentioned character, wherein the lens holder is of such a construction as to permit the same to be readily disengaged from its normal position to permit access to the interior of the headlight for re lacing the bulb therein, means being furt er provided for securing the lens holders in a substantially rigid position on the headlight when in use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a headlight of the above merrtioned character, which is.simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable for which it is'designated. Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanyingdrawing formin a part of this specification, and in which hke numerals designate like parts "throughout the same, e

The figure is a cross sectio'nal'view of my improved headlight. v

In the drawing wherein for the purpose bodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the casing which is formed of any suitable metallic material and is substanpurposes ner surface of the shade is provided with a face provided with the upstanding wall 2 which closes the lower half thereof in the manner clearly shown in the drawing.

pose of holding the lens holder 4 and the lens 5 mounted therein in an operative position'on the frontface of the casing,I provide the top of the casing with a spring catch 6 which extends through a suitable opening provided in the top of the casing adjacent the forward edge thereof and will engage ,the upper portion of the lens hold r in the manner clearly shown in the drawing.-

Supported in the casing 1 and extended from the top' thereof to the rear wall 7, thence to the bottom of the casing and finally upwardly into engagement with the front 'wall 2 is the reflector 8. Supported by the rear wall 7 of the casing 1 and extending into the reflector 8 is the usual electric lamp or bulb 9 whereby a source of light will be "provided in the well known manner.

Fdrmed integrally with the casing 1 and extending forwardly from the front face thereof preferably from the upper open half of the same is the curved shade 10. The

bottom edge 11 of the curvedshade 10 extends substantially in the same horizontal plane as theupper edge of the front wall 2 of the casing in the manner as clearly shown in the drawing. The front shade 10 may also be formed of colored glass and the inreflector surface and I do'riot. wish to limit myselfto the particular" manner in which the shade is constructed or the material from which the same is formed.

With .the parts arranged as shown in the drawing, the rays of light from the lamp 9 will be directed downwardly to the bottom of the reflector 9, thence upwardly to the upper portion of the reflector and the rays of light will then be caused to pass through the lens 5, some of the rays bf light will be directed onto the road while other of the rays will be deflected by the curved shade glaring of the light which is dangerous to drivers of approaching vehicles. By directing the rays of light in the manner as above described, the road will be illuminated directly in front of the vehicle thus enabling the operator to readily have a full and good View of the road and furthermore there will be no tendency of the rays of light to cause confusion with approaching vehicles.

The purpose of providing a lens holder which is hinged in the manner heretofore described is to provide a means whereby the lamp 9 may be readily removed from the socket inthe casing and replaced whenever necessary. In use, the lens holder will be held in position by means of the spring latch 6 against any relative swinging movement.

The simplicity of my device enables the same to be manufactured at a very low cost and will also be strong and durable and very eflicient inits operation;

While I have shown thepreferred em-- bodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim. a

Havin thus described my .mvention, what I c aim is:

A headlight comprising a light casing embodying a fiat circular peripheral wall, a discular concavoconvex rear Wall, and a semi-discular front wall, the upper edge of said'front wall terminating slightly below the focal center of the casing, a semi-discular lower edges terminating in a plane with the 1 upper edge of the aforesaid front wall of the casing, said shade being formed at the center of its top and at its point of juncture with the casing with an opening, and a resilient latch carried by the casing and having a nose projectable through said opening and engaged with the lens rim to maintain the latter in operative position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM D. JOYCE. 

